SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bulimia Nervosa, Laxative, Eating Disorder
2 Mar 2013
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Chapter 25: anorexia nervosa and bulimia current appearance norms stipulate thinness like any norms, entail rewards for compliance and negative sanctions for violations fear of being overweight has led to a striving for thinness, especially among women. Anorexics and bulimics exhibit distorted body images. Anorexia nervosa 20 25% loss of initial body weight occurs results from self-starvation alone or in combination with excessive exercising, occasional binge-eating, vomiting and/or laxative abuse. Bulimia denotes cyclical binge-eating followed by vomiting or laxative abuse. Weight is normal or close to normal common physical manifestations include menstrual cessation or irregularities and electrolyte imbalances, among behaviour traits are depression, obsessions/compulsions, and anxiety. Overall mortality rate of anorexia nervosa is 6% As dieters, these individuals are conformist in their adherence to the cultural norms emphasizing thinness slim bodies regarded as the most worthy and attractive. Women view themselves as visual entities and recognize that conforming to appearance expectations and becoming attractive objects are role obligations.
